Windows Vista To Feature Sounds Courtesy King Crimson’s Robert Fripp
01-20-06, 07:18 AM
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Windows Vista To Feature Sounds Courtesy King Crimson’s Robert Fripp
Debated on puting this in Tech but figured it is more music oriented than tech. I figure the tech heads could care less about the music/sounds in Windows, while the music crowd would find it more interesting.
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I am no fan of Windows, but this sounds very cool.
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I am no fan of Windows, but this sounds very cool.
Originally Posted by Cinescape
King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp visited Microsoft's campus recently to record sounds that could be used in the forthcoming version of the company's flagship Windows operating system. A Microsoft website posting (see URL below) shows a dark, 25-minute video clip of Fripp recording ethereal sounds that, the posting says, could be used for the audio cues found in Windows.
Fripp is an electric guitarist noted for his ability to generate futuristic, electronic sounds from his instrument. From the evidence on the video posted on Microsoft's web site, “Behind the scenes at [the] Windows Vista recording session,” he's shooting for aural effects that wouldn't have been out of place in the movie. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, according to one writer at USA Today.
"They don't just want it to look good, they want it to sound good, too," said Joe Wilcox, senior analyst at Jupiter Research, in USA Today. "Why have the boring PC 'beep' when even the basic sounds of the operating system can be an experience?"
Fripp is an old mate of veteran synthesist Brian Eno - the man responsible for the Windows 95 “startup sound.” Eno was reportedly paid $35k for his contribution to the advancement of computing, so we can hazard a guess as to how much Fripp will have trousered for his efforts.
Fripp is an electric guitarist noted for his ability to generate futuristic, electronic sounds from his instrument. From the evidence on the video posted on Microsoft's web site, “Behind the scenes at [the] Windows Vista recording session,” he's shooting for aural effects that wouldn't have been out of place in the movie. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, according to one writer at USA Today.
"They don't just want it to look good, they want it to sound good, too," said Joe Wilcox, senior analyst at Jupiter Research, in USA Today. "Why have the boring PC 'beep' when even the basic sounds of the operating system can be an experience?"
Fripp is an old mate of veteran synthesist Brian Eno - the man responsible for the Windows 95 “startup sound.” Eno was reportedly paid $35k for his contribution to the advancement of computing, so we can hazard a guess as to how much Fripp will have trousered for his efforts.
01-24-06, 08:31 PM
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That's pretty cool. I can't stand half the noises that come out of my computer. Although, I can stand them enough to not change them.
I'm lazy.
I'm lazy.
